David Hornery

May 24, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Rebecca Houghton |Emma Lewisham |Joseph Healy |David Hornery

Skip to content Menu Close So-called “B-Suite” leaders are sorely needed.

May 23, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Amy Cohen |Joseph Healy |David Hornery |Barry Posner

Skip to content Menu Close Performance amidst today’s megatrends hinges on a leader’s ability to think and lead in a way that is ruthlessly caring, ambitiously appreciative, politically virtuous, confidently humble and responsibly daring.

May 21, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Joseph Healy |David Hornery |Barry Posner |Costa Vasili

Skip to content Menu Close One of the truly rewarding things about launching a new business is the learning experience.

May 15, 2023 | smartcompany.com.au | Joseph Healy |David Hornery

Put simply, in seeking investors we found there is just no substitute for ‘wearing out shoe leather’, or, to borrow from a parallel idea from the book Blown to Bits by Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster, it’s about ‘richness and reach’. ‘Richness’ in this case is the combination of the depth and quality of the engagement you can achieve, and the personal relationship, rapport and credibility you are able to build over time when you are physically sitting across the table.

Apr 30, 2023 | smartcompany.com.au | Joseph Healy |David Hornery

There is an old saying in corporate governance (which is a Chinese proverb) that ‘the fish rots from the head’. If the leadership of any business or function — small or large — is not leading by example, then the organisation can build a tendency to mirror that behaviour and become dysfunctional. In startups this can prove fatal. People can ‘smell’ BS or a lack of authenticity long before it is clearly visible, and it undermines everything.